Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. He has a hunchback. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: Alberich lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 16000 gp. Aquamarine (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Elves. Her skin is light but she possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, blue shirt, and brown tie. Her white hair is matted, messy, and big. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Gifted from a young age, Leshanna studied abroad. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Leshanna fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1000 gp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair is black and curly. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: The child of a Merchant, who enjoyed hunting, Greeba was taken on many hunting expeditions. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Black pearl (300 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her parents enrolled her in a Druid school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. She was granted druidic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 4000 gp. Deep green spinel (90 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Coral (90 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Black pearl (900 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs, and is pretty ugly. She wears her brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Galiena lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 10000 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp).

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively, and carries maces. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 9000 gp. Peridot (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has slicked back chestnut hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 12000 gp. Onyx (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp).